Blaze breaks out in Buxton home

By Michael Broomhead
Published 9th Sep 2019, 08:29 BST
Firefighters extinguished the blaze.Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
An unattended chip pan caused a fire in the kitchen of a Buxton house last night.

Firefighters attended the incident on Elizabeth Avenue in Fairfield at around 10.15pm.

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Crews extinguished the blaze and also used specialist equipment to clear smoke from neighbouring houses.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze.Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze.

A Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "The occupants were safe and well.

"The cause of the fire was an unattended chip pan."

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